Cable Channels That No Longer Exist

Cable Channels That No Longer Exist

What cable channels that have gone out of existence or business, do you miss the most? This question does not pertain to channels that are no longer on U-Verse such as Hallmark Channnel and the NHL Network, but to channels that no longer exist anywhere on any television provider system. One example would be the Speed Channel.

Owning a computer and not having the internet is like buying a refrigerator and not stocking it with food.

Owning a computer and not having the internet is like buying a refrigerator and not stocking it with food.

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It is a good list, but a lot of it is over-the-air channels and networks. From all of the name and format changes on cable, there should be a lot more channels than those listed in the Wikipedia article. One former channel that I remember that is not on the list is The Nashville Network.

One on the list that I barely remember is the Overmeyer Network which was on in St. Louis on KDNL Channel 30. The DuMont network was big in the early 1950's. Jackie Gleason had his start there, and I think it was home for the Friday night fights.

Owning a computer and not having the internet is like buying a refrigerator and not stocking it with food.

Owning a computer and not having the internet is like buying a refrigerator and not stocking it with food.

*The views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.

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The Jukebox Network, later renamed The Box, an interactive channel where for $2 a pop, you called a 1-900 number to get them to play a music video of your choice.

CNN SI, CNN's sports news network.

CNN Fn, CNN's financial channel that used to do what CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Fox Business Network are doing now.

MuchMusic USA, which is now Fuse.

One channel I wish I had gotten 30 years ago was CBS Cable. It had lots of artsy stuff. That network only lasted a year.

One channel I don't miss is the Satellite News Channel. I remember 30 years ago our cable provider carried that instead of CNN back when CNN used to be a great channel. It wasn't until SNC lost so much money that Ted Turner, who owned CNN at the time, bought his rival out so he could take that network off the air and get the cable providers that used to carry SNC to carry CNN instead.

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Speed! I really miss it (other than Pinks, Wrecked and so on). Their being gone really hit home, this weekend. The NASCAR race was twice rained delay (at the start and right before half way). I had lots to do and I planned on watching it later, on DVR. When it resarted it was on another channel and my 3 hour padding at the end, would not have mattered. Long story short, Speed would repackage the races about mideweek. No more, since Speed is gone and the only replay was ESPN2 VERY early Monday morning. The Watch ESPN app only had a Spanish version. WHAT?

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*The views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.